Cannot install GAX/GAT June 2006 CTP

Question

Hi,

i cannot install GAT and GAX June 2006 CTP. I have installed the previous GAT release but it did not uninstall properly. After trying out Toms list of uninstall options and cleaning the MSI database with msicuu.exe still no love.

OS: XP Home German
VS2005 Professional Edition English

MSI Installer messages of
GAX: Couldn't locate Hosts node on the manifest configuration file. It may be corrupted. Try deleting the manifest and reinstalling the product.
GAT: Unable to get instally types in the C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\MetaGuidancePackageInstaller.dll assembly. --> Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information.

Yours,
Alois Kraus

Answer 1

Looks like you have a couple things missing.
1 - GAX must install successfully before you even try GAT. From your message, looks like GAX was not successful, yet you tried GAT too.

Cleanup the MSI using the windows installer cleanup utility. Then delete the GAX manifest from %docs & settings%\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\RecipeFramework". Next, find all 'MIcrosoft.Practices.*" inside the VS install folder, and delete them.

Now re-install GAX/

Answer 2

Thanks Daniel,

deleting C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\Recipe Framework\RecipeFramework.xml did save my day. I did follow closely Toms receipe which did recommend to delete only certain nodes of the XML file. It looks like his approach was not radical enough to make the installer happy.

Many thanks,

    Alois Kraus